| 单词 | the discipline of the blanket |
| 释义 | > as lemmasthe discipline of the blanket ΘΚΠ society > authority > punishment > public or popular punishments > [noun] > tossing in a blanket canvassing1565 blanketing1577 blanket-tossing1881 1709 W. Oldisworth Dial. Timothy & Philatheus I. i. 210 He who is kick'd out of Company..if he will not acknowledge and beg Pardon for his admittance, after the Discipline of the Blanket, and Strapado, deserves to stand all Night in the Cold and Rain. 1713 R. Steele in Guardian 3 June 2/1 I have..more than once, known the Discipline of the Blanket administer'd to the Offenders. ?1788 New Royal Cycl. I. 348/1 It was the emperor Otho's practice to stroll out in dark nights, and where he met with a helpless, or drunken man, to give him the discipline of the blanket. < as lemmas |
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